Make no mistake. A Canucks game burns through energy. I’m not talking about the action on the ice. I’m talking about the fist pumps, blood-curdling yelling, foot stomps and expressions of joy and lamentation in the stands. Even lacrimation can burn up calories. (That’s the liquid that falls from eyes when our team’s on a losing streak.)
In other words, it’s a good idea to fuel up before going to a home game.
If you’re ... Read More …

1987
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Diane Farris Gallery was arguably the top gallery in Vancouver. The gallery had a stable of young, dynamic artists such as Attila Richard Lukacs, Angela Grossmann, Graham Gillmore and Derek Root . They had shot to prominence as a result of the influential Young Romantics exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1985.
Yet Farris appeared to be on the verge of closing. As ... Read More …

Jaycee-Ann Day, bubbling with the enthusiasm you’d expect from a motivated person just two months into a new, cool job, is learning to say she loves running without looking like a lying Pinocchio.
OK, maybe “love” as in a Valentine’s sweetheart or Romeo and Juliet, isn’t the right word. Maybe “like” or “respects” is a bit more accurate.
“I work with a couple people who do ultra-marathons, marathons and 100-mile runs, that ... Read More …

There will be no public hearing before Vancouver’s Development Permit Board votes on whether Cadillac Fairview can proceed with building a 26-storey tower on the parking lot between Waterfront Station and The Landing building in historic Gastown.
As reporter Jeff Lee explained , because the proposal doesn’t require rezoning it doesn’t even have to go before council.
Hearing or no hearing, the public is making its voice heard on this one.
Architect and real estate ... Read More …

2014 marked the opening of a destination restaurant in Surrey. Yes, one worthy of a drive from restaurant–rich Vancouver to Surrey.
You can of course, have a comparable experience at Vij’s in Vancouver because My Shanti (‘my peace’) is run by Vikram Vij. The restaurant announced its arrival in Surrey with a shimmering Bollywoody headband on its exterior wall with hundreds of glittery silver metal ‘sequins’. Inside, it’s exotic but more low-key. But the food, ... Read More …

27,979
That was all it said in the subject line of the email. It was from Artspeak, one of the city’s artist-run galleries. I was intrigued by what I thought was an unlikely combination of numbers and the name Artspeak, an art space known for exhibitions that explore the connection between visual art and writing.
Why such a specific number?
As I read on, I realized I was looking at a number without a ... Read More …

One month and $19,500 later, Make It Rain stands tall on the corner of Water Street and Cambie Street in Gastown.
The public art installation — created by Vancouver architects/designers Jennifer Newsom Carruthers and Tom Carruthers — is taking up the space normally occupied by Gastown’s Steam Clock, while the iconic time piece undergoes some much-needed repairs.
The Steam Clock was removed from its base on Oct. 9. Shane Blackmon, the man who originally built ... Read More …

Producer: Mark Yuen – Follow me on Twitter @yeshe
The Gastown Sessions is a Vancouver Sun music project. We invite bands to play in locations across Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, Gastown, and invite our readers to join us for the exclusive set (follow @gastownsessions on Twitter for updates on artists and venues).
Artist: Lights
Song: Up We Go
Location: Guilt & Co. - Gastown, Vancouver
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Producer: Mark Yuen – Follow me on Twitter @yeshe
The Gastown Sessions is a Vancouver Sun music project. We invite bands to play in locations across Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, Gastown, and invite our readers to join us for the exclusive set (follow @gastownsessions on Twitter for updates on artists and venues).
Artist: The Strumbellas
Song: Ride On
Location: Playheads - Gastown, Vancouver
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In its current state, the Portuguese Joe Memorial has an air of mystery about it.
Surrounded by yellow temporary barriers, it’s clearly marked as off-limits. The memorial looks like its big debut was just about to happen but has been unexpectedly interrupted. Yellow nylon rope keeps a white tarp wrapped tightly around the sculpture, effectively hiding the details of the memorial.
One part isn’t covered. Around the base, you can a beautiful water-themed spiral and ... Read More …

Tourists still flock to the northwest corner of Water Street and Cambie Street.
The iconic Gastown Steam Clock that stood on that spot for 37 years is no longer there, but still visitors pose for photos in front of the plywood box that serves as a place marker until the clock is reinstalled.
运气不好，大钟竟然被拆走，圣诞节才装回来😂😂
A photo posted by @ruirui_liu on Nov 10, 2014 at 12:59am PST
The clock was hauled off for much-needed repairs on ... Read More …

Crystal Carson is a fashion stylist, on air and event host.
Favourite place: The Parlour – Yaletown
Q: Why is the The Parlour your favourite place in Vancouver?
A: Parlour is my favourite place because it’s kind of like the Cheers of Vancouver and I especially love that it’s in my neighbourhood, as I live in Yaletown.
Q: What was the moment that you realized this was your favourite place?
A: I love the design, ... Read More …

Good taste isn’t something you usually associate with German filmmaker Uwe Boll.
You can expect two things from a Boll-made movie: blood and bad reviews. Here’s hoping those associations don’t carry over to his proposed Gastown eatery, Bauhaus Restaurant.
Food writer Michelle da Silva at the Georgia Straight broke the news that Boll, the auteur behind B-grade shlock like Bloodrayne and House of the Dead, is hiring staff for Bauhaus, which, according to its ... Read More …

Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix organizers say a race official struck by pace car at the finish line of Wednesday night’s cycling event escaped without serious injuries.
In a Facebook video posed by a Vancouver film industry professional Corey Coates , the woman Commissaire, identified as veteran Cycling B.C. official Gloria Bordon of Burnaby, appears to be trying to cross Water Street to get a better view of the finish of the women’s race ... Read More …

The streets of Gastown will be cleared of cars and cruise ship tourists tonight to make way for the Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix pro cycling race.
The Gastown Grand Prix is a criterium race. The men race 50 laps (60km) around the street course (east on Cordova, north on Cambie and then west on Water), while the women complete 35 laps (42 km).
Ken Hanson, a 32-year-old criterium specialist from San Diego, is looking ... Read More …

Mia Stainsby
Vancouver Sun
Brazil has been top of mind in past weeks with eyes on the Adidas Brazuca soccer ball.
The country is on the ball when it comes to food, too. Like Peru, it’s on the rise with groundbreaking celebrity chefs shaking things up. Thiago Castanho is one of those modern chefs pushing the envelope and for Vancouverites who didn’t make it to Brazil for the World Cup, here’s a chance to feast ... Read More …

Producer: Mark Yuen – Follow me @yeshe on Twitter
The Gastown Sessions is a Vancouver Sun music project. We invite bands to play in locations across Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, Gastown, and invite our readers to join us for the exclusive set (follow @gastownsessions on Twitter for updates on artists and venues).
Artist: Run River North
Song: Monsters Calling Home
Location: Guilt & Co. - Gastown, Vancouver
... Read More …